PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Bruce Luis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Basil Hastings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hastings is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: React - Not today. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Luis
vs
Hastings

185 cm
29
185 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

181 cm
23
184 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

World class MT
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruce Luis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Basil Hastings!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luis throws a shot from downtown. Hastings moves away and avoids it.
Hastings gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Luis.
Luis scores with a nice body kick.
Luis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Breakdown Club in the buildup to the fight.
Luis checks a leg kick.
Luis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Luis with a jab.
Luis misses with a hook. Hastings ducked under it nicely.
Hastings walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hastings throws a sloppy head kick
and Luis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Luis connects with a leg kick. Hastings looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hastings lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Luis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut lands for Luis. That snapped Hastings's head back.
Hastings lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Luis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Hastings closes the distance and clinches.
Hastings pushes off an throws an elbow but Luis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Luis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luis scores with a hook to the body.
Hastings lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hastings told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Hastings fails to land.
Luis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Luis being controlled against the ropes.
Luis lands a shot to the body.
Hastings misses with some punches.
Hastings working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hastings tries to work over Luis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Luis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Luis blocking some punches.
Luis lands a shot to the body.
Hastings misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hastings lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Luis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Luis tries to throw a body punch but Hastings avoids it by throwing Luis back against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Luis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Luis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luis misses with a knee strike.
Luis tries to break free but Hastings pushes him back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Hastings fails to land.
Hastings misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Luis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Luis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Luis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hastings throws a head punch that misses.
Hastings blocking some punches.
Luis blocks the elbow strike.
Hastings working aggressively here.
Hastings's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hastings misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hastings has a couple of punches blocked by Luis.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Hastings fails to land.
Hastings scores with a shoulder strike.
Hastings takes an elbow to the temple.
Hastings blocks a body shot from Luis.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Luis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hastings connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Luis's hands.
Hastings throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Luis wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Luis lands with a kick to the temple. Hastings shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hastings checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Luis works the jab nicely.
Nice shot by Luis.
Luis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hastings connects with a single shot there.
Luis looks to throw a body kick
and Luis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Luis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hastings can do to turn this around?

Luis pushes Hastings up against the ropes in a clinch.
Luis cracks Hastings with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hastings takes an elbow to the forehead.
Luis wants to get back to striking at distance but Hastings won't allow it.
Bruce Luis has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Luis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hastings darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Luis is rocked!
Hastings misses with a combination
and Luis counters with a leg kick.
Hastings misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Luis. Hastings does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luis looks to throw the jab but Hastings is out of range.
Hastings was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hastings throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Luis counters with a nice uppercut.
Luis defending well as Hastings loads up on a big left hand.
Luis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Luis blocks a head kick by Hastings.
Hastings jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hastings throws a sloppy head kick and Luis moves out of range easily.
Hastings misses with a low kick.
Luis darts in trying to clinch
and Hastings counters with a good low kick that Luis was not able to check.
Hastings throws a body punch but Luis moves out of range.
Luis is looking to counter punch.
Luis connects with a body shot.
Hastings takes one to the side of the head.
Luis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A cross from Luis lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luis throws a leg kick but Hastings sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Luis.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Luis cracks Hastings with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Luis avoids the head kick by Hastings.
Luis lands a high kick!
A combination from Luis does no damage.
Hastings fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Luis throws a body shot but no joy.
Luis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hastings checks it well.
Luis sets himself, and Hastings steps forward looking for the clinch! Luis avoids it this time.
Bruce Luis is winning the standup battle so far.
Luis slips a jab from Hastings.
Luis thuds a left hand into Hastings's body.
Nice defenses there by Luis.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luis takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hastings throws a head kick that misses.
Hastings lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hastings throws a body punch but Luis moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Luis dominated that second round.
That's time! Luis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Luis checks a leg kick.
Luis throws a push kick but Hastings slaps the foot to one side.
Luis throws a head kick that half lands.
Hastings tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hastings takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Luis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hastings takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Luis tries to close the distance and clinch but Hastings swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hastings moves out of range of the body kick.
Hastings is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hastings misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Luis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hastings lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Luis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Luis slips under a jab from Hastings.
Luis throws a lazy body kick
and Hastings counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hastings tries a low kick but Luis avoids it.
Hastings throws a leg kick which misses Luis's front leg but catches the back leg as Luis tries to avoid it.
Hastings shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Luis cracks a nice hook into Hastings's ribs.
Luis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hastings misses with a head kick.
Luis misses the shot to the body.

Luis forces Hastings back against the ropes and clinches.
Hastings throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice left hand lands by Luis.
Hastings swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Hastings breaks the clinch.
Luis misses with a right hand
and Luis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Luis moves in looking to clinch but Hastings pushes him off.
Hastings throws out a leg kick but Luis moves out of range and Hastings only half commits.
Luis stuns Hastings with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Luis.
Luis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Luis tried to counter with a leg kick but Hastings avoided it.
Luis throws a big shot that misses.
Hastings unleashes a big counter combination but Luis bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A jab from Luis finds it's way through Hastings's defenses.
A head kick misses from Hastings.
Luis looks for the body kick but Hastings saw that one coming.
Hastings throws a nice outside leg kick.
Luis lands a nice looking body shot.
Hastings scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Luis throws a good cross that connects.
Luis misses the shot to the body.
Hastings tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luis throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Luis clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Luis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A bone on bone clash there as Hastings blocks the leg kick.
Hastings tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Luis looks to score with a jab to the body but Hastings is just out of range.
Hastings misses with an uppercut
and Luis counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Luis throws a head kick that Hastings semi-blocks.
Luis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hastings swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hastings misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luis.
Hastings tries to score with a low kick but Luis moves his leg out of the way.
Hastings throws a leg kick which misses Luis's front leg but catches the back leg as Luis tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hastings avoids the body shot from Luis.
Luis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hastings's head.
Hastings wants to slow Luis down by chopping away at his legs.
Luis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Luis moves into range and clinches up with Hastings.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luis misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Hastings scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hastings tries a body shot but Luis blocks it.
Luis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Luis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luis tries to land a knee to the head but Hastings blocks with his arms.
Hastings misses with an elbow over the top.
Luis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hastings's defenses.
Luis lands a nice elbow.
Luis avoids a wild elbow strike from Hastings.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Luis.
A short uppercut from Hastings.
Luis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hastings looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hastings misses with the head strike.
Hastings misses with some punches.
Luis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hastings swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hastings with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luis misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Luis.
Luis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hastings fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hastings pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Hastings has a couple of punches blocked by Luis.
Luis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Luis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hastings lands an elbow just above Luis 's eye.
Luis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Luis pushes Hastings back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Luis scores with a shot to the side of Hastings's head.
Luis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hastings.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hastings managing to block the knees to the body from Luis.
Hastings throws a punch but it's blocked by Luis.
Hastings misses with an elbow over the top.
Hastings throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Luis breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Luis had his way with Basil Hastings in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hastings will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Luis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Hastings on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Luis throws a lazy right hand but Hastings sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A clash of legs there as Hastings blocks the low kick.
Hastings throws out a loose jab but Luis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luis lands with a hook. Hastings tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Luis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Luis throws out a powerful jab.
Luis tried to score with a low kick but Hastings checks it.
Luis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Hastings.
Hastings loads up on a big right hand but Luis slips the punch.
Hastings throws a chopping leg kick but Luis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hastings on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Luis - that will leave a mark!
Jab, jab by Luis - just one landing.
Hastings misses with a straight left.

Luis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hastings fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hastings pushes Luis back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hastings's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Luis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hastings throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Luis misses with a looping left.
Luis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hastings's sensitive parts.
Luis looks to land a body kick but Hastings moved away.
Luis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hastings was well out of range. Poor timing from Luis.
Hastings sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hastings throws a hook but Luis blocks it.
A cross from Luis lands.
Hastings keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luis throws a body shot but no joy.
Hastings now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Luis jabs Hastings right on the nose. Hastings blinks but takes it well.
Luis scores with a nice body kick.
Luis lands a right hook to the body.
Hastings cracks Luis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Hastings takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Luis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hastings.
Basil Hastings has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luis tries to clinch up.
Luis misses with a looping right.
Good leg kick by Luis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hastings has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Luis looks to land a left hand but Hastings moved out of range nicely.
Luis ducks right into an uppercut from Hastings.

Luis gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hastings.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Luis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Luis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 50:45
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 50:45
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Luis!
After winning the bout, Bruce Luis thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.